Own More of Your Life
Practical, ownership-minded guides to your home, your data and your tools, so less of your life depends on someone else.
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Much of modern life is rented: software by the month, photos on someone else’s servers, tools that stop working when a company changes its mind. OwningMy is a set of practical guides to taking more of it back, at a pace that suits you.
Three things worth owning
Your home
What owning a home involves day to day, beyond the purchase itself.
Your data
Exports, backups and formats that keep your files yours.
Your tools
When to buy, when to subscribe, and how to keep things working.
Easiest place to start: how to actually own your data.
The ownership mindset
Control
Can you keep using it if a company changes the rules?
Care
Owned things need maintenance. Plan for it.
Portability
Can you move it, sell it or take it with you?
Questions people ask
- How do I actually own my data?
- Should I buy tools and software outright or subscribe?
- How do I know if I’m ready to own a home?
Take stock
The ownership audit. A weekend exercise to see what you really own and what you only rent.
This is general information, not financial advice.
Practical guides to owning your home, your data and your tools